News of Iris has been a little quiet lately, even as its star Lee Byung-heon readies for his Hollywood debut in the upcoming action flick GI Joe.

The 20 billion won production ($15 million) of KBS drama has finally been given a concrete slot on the schedule: It premieres following the Yoon Eun-hye drama My Fair Lady (aka Please Take Care of the Young Lady) in October.

Iris has shot in Japan and Hungary, and this latest announcement spurs the production into gear for its shoots at home. Originally, KBS had planned to air the Han Hyo-joo/Jang Hyuk drama Chuno in this time slot, but as they are still working out the details of Chuno’s run, they have instead moved Iris forward.

KBS’s “blockbuster action spy drama” IRIS [아이리스] is scheduled to premiere in October, but even before it unveils itself to the public, it has confirmed that it is producing another iteration: a manhwa by well-known manhwa-ka Lee Hyun-sae.

The decision to publish the new manhwa comes after negotiations between the drama’s production company, Taewon Entertainment, and writer Lee’s agency, Creek & River. The manhwa version will be set in the same world as the television series, but will follow different plotlines unique to the manhwa. The details of publication are still being worked out.

Touted as Korea's first spy action thriller drama, the production company, Taewon Entertainment has unleashed the latest poster for IRIS, with slightly more than a month to go before it's premiere episode.

The new poster sees each of them posing charismatically for the cameras, inducing a sense of excitement from the drama. We can also see that each of their eyes are directed towards different directions, foreshadowing a series of exciting chase scenes, betrayal and romance that are to follow in the drama.

IRIS comprising of 20 episodes, will air on 14th October, taking over from Take Care of My Young Lady through KBS2TV and a delayed telecast on KBSWorld.